Cotton and pea picker sack



v. H@ FAmLEss.

COTTON AND PEA PICKER SACK., APPLICATION FILED MAY 26. |921.

Patented Aug. 29, 1922.l

. j 4 ZZ [1222612571 Z 4 Vclbr EFQZI'OJJ UNITED STATES @VICTOR H. FAIRLESS, OF

,PATENT y oir-Fica mnnivfron, TENNESSEE.

COTTON AND PEA PICKER SACK..`

Application filed May 26,

To @ZZ/whom t many concern:

.following tok bea full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.`

i yMy present inventionrelates to improvements in cotton or pea pickers sacks, and it is intended to provide a' cheap'and durable sack, which maybe readily connected to or removed `from the supporting` band, and which may be used in four diiferent positions, as well asturned inside out, with the accompanying advantages, that will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

Such sacks as are now ordinarily manufactured-arelong enough to drag upon the ground when 'in use, with the result that sharp stones, the stubble of cotton or corn stalks, hard clods or the like tear or cut or rapidlyI wear'out that portion of the sack i which is draggedalong the ground.

Moreover, when these sacks are turned 'end vfor end, as is sometimes done, the soiled portion ofthe sack vwhich has been lately dragged upon the ground is brought neXt to theclothing of the operator, soiling the same.

y These objections, and others, `hereinafter referred y'toare in a large measure avoided by the use of the arrangement that will be hereinafter described. i

My invention will be more clearly understood after reference to the accompanying' drawings, in which like parts `are indicated by similar reference symbols throughout the several views, and in which:

Figure l is a front elevation of the comaway; y

"Figure 2 shows a section along the line 2 2 of Figure l and looking in the direc` tion of the arrows;

Figure' 3 isa detailshowing on a larger 'scale :the metallic fastening means, by means of which the sack is detachably connected Specification of Lettersilatent. rPatient(ad Allg. 2.9, 1922.

1921. Serial No. 472,702.

4opposite sides of the topandbottom of the sack are slita distance from theends .to form four fiaps al, a2, a3, and a?, and Vfour intermediate tabs a5, a, @land as. These flaps are turned over at their ends to iforni reinforcements B, and thesereinforced portionsare provided with eyelets b. The side edges ofthe flaps are also reinforced 'by means of heavy foldedv over taped edges B1 (see Fig. l), which `reinforces preferably project beyond the free ends a of said flaps. 'llhese reinforces B1 are also provided with eyelets b similar to those already described. The tabs preferably include the doubled up edges of the seams a0 and are furtherreinforced. by suitable reinforcing tape or the like B2, which is also provided with eyelets, the said eyelets being adapted to receive suitable lacings such as C and C1, as

ywill be hereinafter more fully described.

The free end of each tab is bent over as at L10 to `engage in the slot Z0 of the plate D, which serves as the' lower member of a buckle or fastener by whichthe sack is suswhen the sackis in use in the position shown in Fig. l, there will be no tendency of the fastening means to' become disengaged, but

in order to release the sackfrom the ksupporting band, it will only be necessary to turn the member E down from the position shown in full lines in Fig. 4 to the position the wearer.

or stones, cotton stalks or the like. The bottom of the sack being closed, one of the upper aps as a2 is laced to the adjacent side of ythe tabs by means of lacings C, as shown in Fig. 1, and the other flap a1 is allowed to hang down, the plates D are now connected to the toggles E, and the parts are in position shown in Fig. 1. In suchpositio-n, the

rear Hap is next to the body of the wearer and serves as an apron to prevent any of the cotton orv peas picked from falling in the space between the sack and the clothing of Moreover, this apron protects the clothing of the wearer.

- At the same time the loose flap a1 han s down in front and by its weight tends to pu l open the front of the sack, leaving a clear space into which the picker can conveniently drop the cotton or peas or other articles, as he picks the same.

`Wlien desired, the sack may be turned f 180o about its vertical axis by simply lacing the iap al to the tabs a5 and a6 and unlacing the flap a2 and allowing it to drop down. rIvlie fastening plates D will remain in the same position, making it unnecessary to shift from one toggle to the other, and what has been the front of the sack will now be the rear and vice versa.

In order to shift the sack end for end,

Y' unlace the bottom lacing C1, opening the bottom end of the sack, remove the toggles E, lace the side edges of the loose front flap a1,-then lace the two upper edges of the flaps al and a2 together; and turn the sack inside out, like a bolster case, until the former closed bottom becomes the open top, and adjust the flaps a3 and a* similarly to the flaps 0,1 and a2 as shown in Fig. 1. What was once the bottom of the sack now becomes the top, and what was formerly the inside of the sack now becomes the outside. p

Thus a relatively clean surface is exposed at the rear of the top of the sack where it forms an apron next to the clothing of the user. However, if the user so desires it is possible to conveniently reverse the ends of the sack, permanently changing the inside to the outside. f

The sack so reversed endwise may now bev shifted through 1800, as before described. Thus, it will be seen that the sack may be used in four different positions, presenting four faces near the bottom to be separately subjected to wear; and thus, the life of the sack may be increased substantially four fold over a sack which is intended to be worn on one face only.

It will be noted that the kbottom portion of the sack when in use and partly filled with cotton or the like will be lenticular in cross section, andwill tend to drag alon the ground without rolling over, as is foun with those sacks having their bottoms drawn together with a puckering string arrangement. i

Moreover, with the herein described construction quite a large surface of the sack will drag over the ground diminishing local wear. y

It will be noted that whichever end of the sack is uppermost the lacing, hook plates, and rough edges of the lower end will be turned inwards leaving a smooth surface at the bottom which is not likely to catch in any object projecting from the ground; while at the same time a tight closure is secured at the bottom, by means of an over:`r seam lacing.

It will be noted that the sack will be of the same operative length whichever end is used as the top or bottom.

By having the supporting tabs made integral with the main body of the sack and reinforced as shown, they are less likely to tear loose or break away than when sewn or otherwise attached to the sack.

Any suitable shoulder band or strap may be used, preferably adjustable; and the herein described fastening device affords a quick and convenient mode of connectingthe sack to the shoulder strap, or separating the two, as required.

It will be` seen that the complete apparatus is very cheap and simple in construction, and durable and effective in use.

It will be obvious that various changes might be made in the construction and arrangement of the herein described parts, which could be used Withoutkdeparti'ng from the spirit of my invention, and I do not mean to limit the invention Vto suchdetails, except as particularly pointed ,out in the claims. i

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent ofthe United Statesafis:

1. In a harvesters equipment the combination with a four way sack ycomprising a body portion in the form of atube provided at each end with a pair of oppositely disposed flaps, with a pair of oppositely disposed tabs provided between eachpair of flaps, said flaps. and tabs being provided with eyelets adapted to receive lacings of a shoulder strap, and fastening means for `detachably connecting said tabs to said :shoulder strap, substantially as and for the purposes described.

2. In a harvesters equipment the combination with a four Wa sack comprising a body portion in the iorm of a tube provided at each end with a pair of oppositeiy disposed flaps, with a pair of oppositely disposed tabs provided between each pair of iaps, and also integral with the body portion of the sack, said flaps and tabs being reinforced and provided With eyelets adapted to receive lacings, of a, shoulder strap, and fastening means for detachably connecting said tabs to said shoulder strap, substantially as and for the purposes described.

VICTOR H. FAIRLESS. 

